Minnie, minnie, n.2 Mil. slang.
(ˈmɪnɪ)
Also minny.
[Abbrev. of G. minenwerfer trench-mortar.]
A German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it. Also attrib. Hence as v. trans., to attack with such a trench-mortar.
| 1917 A. G. Empey From Fire Step 36 A German ‘Minnie’ (trench mortar) had exploded in the next traverse. 1927 E. Thompson These Men, thy Friends 116 A minnie had been established in the enemy line. 1930 Blunden De Bello Germanico iv. 46 He might have ‘minnied’ or gunned us out in a few light-hearted rounds. Ibid. vi. 73 The German minnie-man knew how to upset our domestic programme. 1933 ― & Norman We'll shift our Ground 14 M. M. for bombing a minny-crew out. 1950 G. Wilson Brave Company iii. 40 That bloody moaning Minnie... It's a hell of a weapon. |